While exposure to most domestic pests causes skin irritation, some can cause serious illnesses.

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President Obama has been twisting arms - much to the irritation of some of Europe's leaders.

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Boarding passes for the flight did not state a departure gate number however, leading to irritation among some passengers lining up at BA's customer service desk to inquire about the status of the flight.

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Some people have had to remove the bands because they caused painful irritation and scar tissue in their stomachs.

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Some of the correspondence with David Steel quoted in this book certainly suggests he could provoke extreme irritation.

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In bed I lay awake, thinking of my irritation, thinking of the silence, which had been, I now thought, not like some big swelling rubbery thing but like a piece of sharp metal caught in my throat.

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